Sermon Preview – Week of May 29

This Sunday our preaching text will be John 2:1-12. Having worked through John’s account of the calling of the first disciples, we venture into John’s account of Jesus’ first sign or miracle. This begins a public ministry that will carry us through to chapter twelve. Again, we should remember that John has been very clear about his purpose in reporting these signs (20:30-31), that those exposed would believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. We need to be cautious that we avoid a problem that seemed to plague many in the days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. That is, a tendency to be content with being impressed with the work of the miracle itself. We need to remember that the miracles we see in Jesus’ ministry are called “signs” and as one writer has said, “this means that Jesus’ miracles are miracles with a message”. We don’t need to stop at saying, “wow, that is really impressive”, we need to press into the message of the miracle. What is the message of the miracle in our text this week? Surely, it isn’t just about replenishing the supply of wine at this wedding! No, there is something much more glorious in view here. May the Lord be gracious and kind in illuminating His Word to us this week in preparation for corporate worship!

Chorus Hallelujah glory be to our great God Hallelujah glory be to our great God

Verse 2 Lord we are weak and frail Helpless in the storm Surround us with Your angels Hold us in Your arms Our cold and ruthless enemy His pleasure is our harm Rise up O Lord and he will flee Before our sov’reign God

Verse 3 Let ev’ry creature in the sea And ev’ry flying bird Let ev’ry mountain Ev’ry field and valley of the earth Let all the moons and all the stars In all the universe Sing praises to the living God Who rules them by His WordBe Unto Your Name